Granite State College

Granite State College

Type	Public college
Active	1972–2023
Parent institution	University System of New Hampshire
Accreditation	NECHE
Location	Concord , New Hampshire , United States
Campus	Twosuburbanlocations
Website	https://www.granite.edu/

Granite State Collegewas apublic collegeinConcord, New Hampshire. It was part of theUniversity System of New Hampshire.

In 2023, it merged into theUniversity of New Hampshireas the College of Professional Studies at theUniversity of New Hampshire at Manchester.^[1]

Founded in 1972 and headquartered inConcord, Granite State College's mission was to serve adult students of all ages.

Accreditedby theNew England Commission of Higher Education, Granite State College offered associate andbachelor's degrees,master's degrees, post-baccalaureate programs for teacher education, transfer opportunities, and 100% online degree programs.

In 2021, Granite State College's online undergraduate programs were ranked 57th and its online graduate business programs were ranked 105th among "Best Online Degree Programs" byU.S. News & World Report.^[2]In 2017, Granite State College was ranked 13th inWashington Monthly's 2017 rankings and first in New England.^[3]

Granite State College was headquartered inConcordand maintained a campus inManchester, as well as online. The college nurtured strong partnerships with theCommunity College System of New Hampshire, which included on-site classrooms atNashua Community Collegeand the Lebanon campus of River Valley Community College. Additional partnerships withManchester Community CollegeandGreat Bay Community College'sPease International Tradeportcampus provided shared resources and transfer pathways for local students.

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